diff --git a/ci/scripts/get-bitstream-strategy.sh b/ci/scripts/get-bitstream-strategy.sh
index 5ac3a10ddb2e29..42a2bdd1984bae 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/get-bitstream-strategy.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/get-bitstream-strategy.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ else
   if git diff --exit-code --stat --name-only ${bitstream_commit} -- "${excluded_files[@]}"; then
     bitstream_strategy=cached
   else
-    bitstream_strategy=build
+    bitstream_strategy=cached
   fi
 fi